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. 2012 Apr 23;172(8):668-70.
doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.135.

Primary care providers' response to the US Preventive Services Task Force draft recommendations on screening for prostate cancer

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Primary care providers' response to the US Preventive Services Task Force draft recommendations on screening for prostate cancer

Craig E Pollack et al. Arch Intern Med. .
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Percent of providers who state that the USPSTF draft recommendations will change their prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening practice according to how strongly they agree or disagree with the draft recommendations. The sample included providers who had previously heard of the draft recommendations (N=114).

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